Revanchist definitions and example sentences on Wordnik

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My advice, if you permit, would be to consider avoiding succumbing to the natural human proclivity towards racism or even "revanchist" actions (for past, historically racist transgressions made by other groups - which you call "whites") and thereby refraining from posting entries - using strong language - just against any other outside groups indiscriminately, without solid considerations ...

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My advice, if you permit, would be to consider avoiding succumbing to the natural human proclivity towards racism or even "revanchist" actions (for past, historically racist transgressions made by other groups - which you call "whites") and thereby refraining from posting entries - using strong language - just against any other outside groups indiscriminately, without solid considerations ... — Home
Contrary to the myth that a revanchist Kremlin is carrying out an arms buildup to bully Russia's post-Soviet neighbors, the Russian Defense Ministry announced after the Georgia War a string of deep budget cuts due to the huge shortfall in the overall federal budget. — Russia Blog
His guru and controller is Zbigniew Brzezinski, the deranged revanchist and Russia-hater who dominated the catastrophic Carter presidency 30 years ago. — Torrentreactor.Net
What will hold back a resurgent and revanchist Russia? — Ace of Spades HQ
Presumably, Russia has no revanchist aim on any part of Korea, so territorial claims are not an issue in relations with Russia. — Gypsy Scholar